Category: NBA

Rick Bucher FOX Sports NBA Analyst game of names. That’s the statement the Denver Nuggets made Saturday, rolling over the lower seeded but highly regarded Phoenix Suns, 125-107, to take a 1-0 lead in the second round. The Suns rolled into the ball arena with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, the playoffs’ highest-scoring duo, one […]

FOX Sports writers provide game insights throughout the NBA Playoffs. Here are her thoughts from Friday. Kings 97, warriors 86: Golden State needs to dig deep The crowd at the Chase Center witnessed a team blurry in transition, playing an inspired team defense and burying 3s in time. It just wasn’t the home team. The […]

Rick Bucher FOX Sports NBA Analyst The Boston Celtics literally knocked out the Atlanta Hawks. The NBA’s third-best defense in the regular season hasn’t always lived up to that tally in recent weeks, but it certainly did on Thursday night. Three different Celtics blocked shots from three different Hawks in the last two and a […]

Yaron Weitzman FOX Sports NBA Writer Midway through their 2021 first-round playoff series with the LA Clippers, the Dallas Mavericks coaches realized they had a problem: They couldn’t count on Jalen Brunson anymore. Brunson, then a third-year guard, had just come off a successful regular season that had established him as one of the best […]

Yaron Weitzman FOX Sports NBA Writer Melissa Rohlin FOX Sports NBA Writer FOX Sports writers provide game insights throughout the NBA Playoffs. Here are her thoughts from Monday. Lakers 117, Grizzlies 111 (OT): Biggest difference between these two teams? maturity. Outsider? When is LeBron James sane, a four-time NBA champion who has attended 10 Finals? […]

FOX Sports writers provide game tips throughout the NBA Playoffs. Here are her thoughts from the opening day of round one. Hawk’s 130, Celtic’s 122: Falcons steal one After beating the Atlanta Hawks in their first game and then steadily retiring in the second, the Boston Celtics apparently decided that a solid fourth quarter would […]

FOX Sports writers provide game insights throughout the NBA Playoffs. Here are her thoughts from Thursday night. 76ers 102, Nets 97: Embiid’s efforts result in an ominous victory It probably doesn’t bode well for the Sixers that the first round of the playoffs isn’t even complete and Joel Embiid is already at work. Yes, he […]

Stephen Curry is making “good progress” with his knee injury rehab and will be reevaluated in a week, the Golden State Warriors announced Wednesday. Curry’s left knee collided with a Dallas Mavericks player during Golden State’s win over Dallas on February 4, and the team later said the superstar point guard had partial tears in […]

Melissa Rohlin FOX Sports NBA reporter The past few days have been a blur for Mac McClung. Since winning the slam dunk contest on Saturday – and celebrating his savior – the 24-year-old has 1,000 unread text messages. Thousands of people have reached out to him on social media. He’s received hundreds of interview requests […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered no serious damage to his injured right wrist. Athletic reported on Monday. Antetokoumpo reportedly had his wrist checked in New York on Monday, showing he may not miss a lot of time but could still miss a few games. ESPN first reported that Antetokounmpo was going to New York, […]